I'm on a bit of a roll right now. Coming off a 74, my low for the year, I was playing with my older brother and a couple of friends yesterday. It's been a hot and dry August, but some rain was in the forecast. We'd joked about it with our greenskeeper, Jeff, who's great, on the driving range. (When you're teeing off at 7:40, the driving range is pretty empty here at 7:00AM). Anyway, I made a couple of putts I probably shouldn't have, and missed a couple that I'd like to have had back, and ended the front with 9 straight pars.
Jeff (greenskeeper) came by as we finished 10 (another par), just as it started to rain. In Texas, especially in August, any rain is a good rain, and this one didn't look to last long. Birdied 11, taking me to one under, when the rain turned harder. Stopped under some trees on the 12th tee (no lightning!!) and steadily got drenched. We finally decided even if the rain stopped, we were too wet to continue. When you're retired and can play whenever you want, you can do that....
But, one under after 11 only tells you what "might have been". I generally don't play on weekends, as I try to avoid taking tee times from people who work and can't play during the week. But I'm ready to get out there and put 18 holes together early next week!
My game got better not from lessons, of which I've had a few, but from club fittings. My PXG 311 driver has really helped my game, as have my PXG Gen 6 irons. My fitter took his time getting the right clubs, and shafts, in my bag. This was two separate fittings, but well worth it. I have a Ping 430 SFT 7-wood coming in the next few days, joining my 430 SFT 3- and 5-wood, replacing my PXG 4-hybrid. My short game (PXG Sugar Daddy II 50*, 56* and 60*) keeps me competitive, and I try to make the most of it!